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Manual Configuration (using iSCSI), Enter New HBA Host Port

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4 Specify the HBA host ports by choosing known host ports or by manually defining host ports. To select a host port that is already recognized by MD Storage Manager, click a host port in the Known HBA host ports list, then click Add. To manually define a host port, click New, enter the HBA host port and Alias in the Enter New HBA Host Port dialog box, and then click Add. 5 Click Next. 6 Indicate whether the host is part of a host group (cluster): If the host is not part of a host group, select No. If the host is part of a host group, select Yes: - To create a new host group, enter a name in the Enter new host group name text box. - To add the host to an existing host group, select the host group from the Select existing host group box. 7 Click Next. 8 Click Finish to configure the host. Manual Configuration (using iSCSI) Configure the host to make it available to the storage array for volume mapping by following these steps. 1 Click the Configure tab and then click Configure Host Access (Manual). 2 Type a name of your choice in the Enter host name text box. This can be an informal name, not necessarily a name used to identify the host to the network. 3 Select the operating system of your host in the Select host type drop-down box and then click Next. 4 Specify the iSCSI initiators by choosing known initiators or by manually defining initiators. To select an initiator that is already recognized by MD Storage Manager, click an initiator in the Known iSCSI Initiators list, and then click Add. About Your Host 45

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About Your Host
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4
Specify the HBA host ports by choosing known host ports or by manually
defining host ports.
To select a host port that is already recognized by MD Storage Manager,
click a host port in the
Known HBA host ports
list, then click
Add
.
To manually define a host port, click
New
, enter the
HBA host port
and
Alias
in the
Enter New HBA Host Port
dialog box, and then click
Add
.
5
Click
Next
.
6
Indicate whether the host is part of a host group (cluster):
If the host is not part of a host group, select
No
.
If the host is part of a host group, select
Yes
:
To create a new host group, enter a name in the
Enter new host group
name
text box.
To add the host to an existing host group, select the host group from
the
Select existing host group
box.
7
Click
Next
.
8
Click
Finish
to configure the host
.
Manual Configuration (using iSCSI)
Configure the host to make it available to the storage array for volume
mapping by following these steps.
1
Click the
Configure
tab and then click
Configure Host Access (Manual)
.
2
Type a name of your choice in the
Enter host name
text box.
This can be an informal name, not necessarily a name used to identify the
host to the network.
3
Select the operating system of your host in the
Select host type
drop-down
box and then click
Next
.
4
Specify the iSCSI initiators by choosing known initiators or by manually
defining initiators.
To select an initiator that is already recognized by MD Storage Manager,
click an initiator in the
Known iSCSI Initiators
list, and then click
Add
.